Working on some Nichi Getsu, for as old as this tea is it sure holds up quite well. This tea was delivered to my place over a year ago, it just kept on getting pushed to the side and was only opened 2 or 3 months ago.

Btw, the pot is only half full, or even less. Its capacity is two full sencha cups. Therefore I'd love to try to make my husband love Japanese greens. Not easy, as he is from a culture where they drink green tea only when they have the flu. But he doesn't mind the taste, so there is potential...

AdamMY wrote:I finally finished off my Nichi Getsu, possibly the oldest I have ever had a sencha stick around, this being about 1 year after purchase maybe a month or two more.

Did the flavor change at all from when you first got it?

I didn't open this bag until December, after it was in cold storage for awhile. When I first opened it it still tasted decently fresh. But 3 or so months of having it open and worked on it killed it a lot quicker than would normally happen with a much fresher sencha.

I'm currently drinking something slightly odd. Ito En's Oi Ocha bottled tea. Finally found it at a local asian grocery store. Tastes like cold hojicha. Also got the "oi ocha dark" and "golden oolong". Nice to find some iced teas that don't taste like sweet lemon for a change.

I actually don't mind a bottle of their golden oolong from time to time... though these days I have less need for tea out on the go. It's awesome to see them be more successful in the U.S. in recent years.

They do sell loose teas as well if you go on their site... they sell a lot of different teas and many of them are not that great in my opinion, BUT they do have some gems in their lineup.

I just wish they didn't shut down their showcase shop on Madison Ave. They always had some special stuff that wasn't on their "tea menu".